Foundation makeup is the key to whether your makeup will look good or bad. The application of a foundation will help to smooth out your skin tone, conceal blemishes and give you a more healthy glow. Applying makeup without a foundation base can actually enhance unsightly skin problems, rather than conceal them. But before you head out to the store, here are some basic rules that should be followed when making your product selection.

How Do I Choose A Foundation Makeup Base?

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First, you need to select the correct color for your skin tone. Often times, people choose foundations that are either too light - making them look pale and washed out - or too dark - which often leaves a line of makeup between the jaw and neck. Generally, you will look like you're wearing a mask. The foundation color that you choose must blend in with your natural skin tone.

Foundation Makeup - Should You Use Liquid or Powder?

Also keep in mind that your skin tone color will change with the seasons. In the summer, you will most likely need a slightly darker foundation color, as your skin will tan somewhat (even if you don't purposely suntan - you still need to go outside sometimes.) In the winter your skin will lighten again back to its original tone and you should use your natural base color foundation makeup.

Deciding Between Liquid and Powder Foundations

The next decision is to determine whether you would prefer powder foundation or liquid foundation makeup. This tends to be more personal choice, although there are pros and cons to both types.

Most women seem to prefer the liquid foundation base. It appears to be quicker and much easier to apply. As well, once blended into the skin, liquid foundation makeup appears more natural and lighter, giving the skin a smooth, even appearance. However, how it is applied can also make a difference. Applying too much will cause streaks and spots that look "heavier" then others on your skin. Using a makeup sponge rather than using a fingers can help a lot with creating a smooth, even appearance. Apply a small amount of liquid foundation at a time and blend in carefully.

Another advantage of a liquid foundation is that it absorbs into the skin rather than sitting on top of it, so you get a more natural skin tone appearance. It also comes in a variety of bases to suit women with dry skin, normal skin, oily skin, combination skin, and sensitive skin types.

Powder foundations are a less popular choice, but can work just as well as liquid foundation makeup. It's easy to apply and there is less blending involved. They are also great for people that have very oily skin, as the powder will soak up the oil and prevent a greasy appearance. You can also carry a compact powder case with you on days when you need to do a slight touch up to your makeup or on days that are hot and humid, to rid your face of shine.

A slight problem with powders, however, is that they can look like they are caked on your face if applied to heavily or after a couple of hours in warm weather. They also tend to rub off on clothes easier since the powder sits on top of your skin.

Another Choice: Liquid-Powder Foundations

Liquid-powder foundation combinations are another choice that is gaining in popularity. The foundation makeup comes in a compact, much like powder bases, but contains a somewhat creamy mixture. Application of this foundation gives a smooth appearance, like a liquid, with the absorption benefits of a powder. However, you have to be careful when applying this type of foundation, since a heavy hand will give you a caked appearance. Like liquids, the key is to apply it lightly and blend well. This combination is not the best for people with dry skin as it will also give you a patchy skin appearance. Choose this type of product if you have normal to oily skin.

If this is the first time you are going to buy a foundation, you should visit a make-up counter that allows you to try out the various products or seek out a professional make-up artist to help you with your selection. For those that have problem skin, such as severe acne breakouts, you should visit a dermatologist first. They can help you with making a wiser choice on the type of foundation makeup would work best, plus provide you with other skin care options to help clear up underlying problems.

Remember, the best makeup techniques start with a good foundation that is appropriate for your skin type and skin tone. Be smart and take the time to research what is out there before spending money on any product. You'll be happy you did.

Brown eyes come in many different shades so let's look at a kaleidoscope of colors to help us to enhance eye color. Colors opposite each other will be complementary so, will work to brighten each other up. For example: Red and green, orange and blue, purple and yellow. Depending on the shade of brown your eyes are will determine the shades of eye shadow you may use to brighten the brown which, may give you the effect of lightening that you are after, especially if you use colors that shimmer. If your eyes have a yellow tinge, try using an eye shadow with a purple tone.

The next thing you need to consider is the one rule of makeup that will always guide you: Light colors bring out, make larger and highlight. Dark colors recede, minimize or contour. So with this in mind you could work with dark eyeliner and light eye shadow colors to emphasize your dark chocolate eyes with black liner, mascara, a smudge of pale pink eye shadow, and finish with lightly flushed cheeks and make your lips your signature. Create lip focus with a red or berry stain. To pull color focus from your eyes, giving the illusion of lighter eyes, go for a deeper shade of lip color.

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Dark brown eyes are very versatile when it comes to color accents, and dark brown eyes are such a beautiful feature to have, I would play them up. Compliment your brown eyes with pale pinks, or accent the brown with gold and deep rusts. Have you tried using eyeliner to add definition? One look is to use one sheer glittery eye shadow used all over in combination with a softly smudged liner for a more sophisticated look.

Makeup Tips For Brown Eyes

I would definitely recommend you have a play with colored eyeliners. Dark brown eyes look stunning lined in shades of plum mix with a pale mauve shadow, aubergine mix with a shimmery light pink shadow, raisin mix with a mushroom soft brown shadow. Just remember to combine with a lighter shadow or your eyes may look more dramatic. There are various methods of using eyeliner. Pencils are the most versatile eye-defining tools, as you can start softly, blending each layer back if it starts to become too heavy looking. Pencil can be smudged softly, or add depth under an eye shadow for a muted look, or used alone for strongly defined eyes.

Liquid eyeliner is much more dramatic, and can be applied over top of your eye pencil for added intensity, or used under eye shadow to enhance your eye shape. Both of these techniques ensure longwearing eyeliner.

For the most natural way to line your eyes, use a small, firm brush and apply eye shadow as your eyeliner. Make the most of your dark brown eyes, using soft pinks to really bring them out. Use brown mascara for day, and a black/brown mascara for evening or special occasions. Keep eyeliner to a minimum though. Just use it to softly frame your eyes. Avoid all black as it tends to be too strong. Chocolates, deep plums and charcoals smudged into your lashes will do the trick. You might like to try adding a very subtle contour in a soft mushroom color on your brow bone just above your crease and blend this softly.

On the days you feel like your eyes need a pick-me-up, jazz up your eye make-up a little. Graduating your eye makeup from at your lash line to your brow will give your eyes more depth. Use the darkest shade along your lash line, and merge into lighter shades nearer your brow. Contouring and shading can create the illusion of different eye shapes. By using dark to minimize and light to make larger, you can play with altering the length and size of your eyes. ?

If you just want to keep it simple, sweep a shimmery pastel shadow all over your lid, curl your lashes, apply 2 to 3 coats dark grey charcoal or dark brown mascara, and add a few individual false lashes on the outer corner of your eyes!

Makeup tips for blue eyes are pretty straightforward. The trick is to learn which colors look better on blue eyes, and start with those, and then branch out with the colors that you are personally drawn to. Women have a unique ability to choose colors that are complimentary to them. Just because colors are suggested doesn't mean those are the only colors suitable for you to wear.

Colors For Blue Eyes

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There are some colors that seem to be made for blue eyes. Icy pinks, silver, gold and violet all come to mind. You can expand your selection by also choosing taupe, gray, and other purples, like lavender.

Makeup Tips For Blue Eyes

If you want to add a little "oomph" to your makeup, try a bright blue instead. I know, I know. You've always heard bad things about blue eyeshadow. However, these makeup tips for blue eyes include bright blue eyeshadow because it will make your eyes really stand out. Try it and see what you think.

Also try turquoise, and if your eyes have green in them, mint green is a great choice. Bright pinks and fuchsia are great choices as well. And if you really want to mix it up, try mixing black with another color. It will look striking and it usually best for nightwear.

Application Tips

Now, I wouldn't give you makeup tips for blue eyes without giving you tips to apply them. If you're already comfortable with your application you don't need to read on. But if you think you might like some guidelines to help you, keep reading.

Here's an example of a day look that you could do:

1. Take a silver shadow and apply it from your eyelashes to your eyebrow.

2. Then apply lavender from your eyelashes to just above the crease. Blend it well into the silver so you can't see a distinct line.

3. Then take violet and apply it in a "v" from the middle of your eyelid to the outer corner. Blend very, very well. You want it to look like a gradual change of color, not distinct lines.

4. Line your eyes with charcoal or dark gray eyeliner.

5. Apply mascara.

You can adjust the colors to be icy pink with fuchsia, light and dark turquoise, gold and taupe, gray and bright blue, light blue and bright blue, silver and bright blue, taupe and green, etc. The list goes on and on.

Just play around until you like what you're seeing. You make all the choices and decisions when it comes to your makeup.
These makeup tips for blue eyes should have you seeing clearer.

The smokey eye is sexy and mysterious. The best thing about it is that it looks great on everybody! From young girls to mature women...even on boys! (Punk rock smokey eyes that is!..think Pete Wentz). Smokey eyes never go out of fashion! I suggest wearing the smokey eye at night as a dress up thing, rather than everyday. You want them to be sexy...not gothic.

It's quite easy to achieve when done correctly. I'm going to talk you through it step by step so you too can rock the smokey eye!

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1. Use a medium sized eye shadow brush to apply white/flesh toned eyeshadow from the bottom of your eyelid up to your eyebrow. It shouldn't be heavy, just enough so that it gives you a clean palette of colour to work on.

How to Do Smokey Eye Makeup - Step by Step!

2. Take a black pencil eyeliner and line the tops of both lids, not too heavily

4. Use a small eyeshadow brush to apply black eyeshadow to the outside of your lids and half way across the top of your eyelid. Kind of like an 'R' shape on your left eye and a back to front 'R' shape on your left

Many people these days have tattoos they wish they didn't. I am one of those people. I got my tattoos when I was only 17. Of course, I thought I knew everything about everything. What I didn't realize was that I would grow tired of my tattoos as I evolved from a rebellious teenager to a responsible wife and mom. So here I am, 30 years old with tattoos I hate. This led me to look for the best ways to remove and conceal my tattoos.

At the present time, I cannot afford laser tattoo removal. It is simply too expensive and there are not any specialists in my area who do it. Therefore, my quest is to try and conceal the tattoos until I can get them permanently removed. If I can't see them and the rest of the world can't see them, I'm happy. The first makeup I ever used to cover a tattoo was Dermablend. I have also tried Tattoo Camo and Colortration. All of these makeups have their own advantages and disadvantages, so you may want to try them and see what works best for your skin.

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When concealing a tattoo with makeup, it is absolutely crucial to get the right color for your skin. You may need to mix several colors together to get the perfect match. Some makeup actually darkens a bit when it dries, so test the makeup colors wet and dry. The area that you are going to conceal should be clean, dry and free of hair. I use a foundation brush to apply the makeup and blend with my fingers. Apply the makeup over the tattoo and slightly over the edges of the tattoo. Use your fingers or a sponge to blend and feather the edges so they look more natural. You may find that the first coat doesn't cover the tattoo. You may need to use two or three coats to get the coverage you want.

How to Cover a Tattoo With Makeup

It is very important to apply thin coats rather than thick ones, and let each coat dry completely before applying the next one. I have found because of the composition of most tattoo coverup makeup choices out there, drying takes awhile so be patient. After you're happy with the finished product, you need to set the makeup so that it doesn't rub off easily. You can use a translucent setting powder made for body makeup, or try a barrier spray like the one made by Mehron.

No makeup is completely transfer proof. You may find that the makeup does rub off onto your clothes. And it may not stay put in chlorinated water for long periods of time. That does not mean that it is not long wearing -- it is. You should get hours of coverage after an application of body makeup. When you're ready to remove your tattoo cover-up makeup, use a good makeup remover designed for taking off body makeup.

How to Cover a Tattoo With Makeup

Angela Harris is a writer on a quest to remove and conceal her unwanted tattoos.

Our makeup preference changes with our age. We realize the affect of aging while reaching 40. Whenever we review our looks at this point of time we feel disappointed. We try to compare ourselves with our past years but we fail to get back our charm.

Makeup for over 40 women is usually different from woman in her mid twenty. Wrinkles are spotted in the skin due to her mounting age. But nowadays we can find lots of beauty products in the market, which can make you look young and beautiful despite of your age.

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Here are some make-up tips for 40 plus women

Makeup For Over 40 - Makeup and Beauty Tips For 40 Plus Women to Look in Their Mid Twenties

· Drink More Water: Due to aging our body tends to get drier. So enough intake of water will keep your body hydrated. A well-hydrated body leads to a glowing skin.

· Moisturizing: Always moisturize your skin in order to flaunt a fresh look. Moisturizing keeps your lips wet making you look sexier and attractive. Always choose a moisturizer, which suits your skin type. A wrong type of moisturizer can make your face greasy.

· Avoid Heavy make up: Applying heavy make up at this age can make you look ugly because of your dry skin. Always try to wear lighter and clean makeup, which will make your face look elegant as well as subtle. Use high quality brushes for applying your make up. They make the entire process easy, quicker and effective.

· Hair: Changing the color of hair according to your age is not a bad idea. You can opt for some lighter shades that will compliment the looks of a 40 plus woman.

· Eyes: Curling your eyelashes will make your eyes look bigger and beautiful and then you can apply mascara for that final touch.

Makeup For Over 40 - Makeup and Beauty Tips For 40 Plus Women to Look in Their Mid Twenties

Being transgendered in today's world is growing more and more acceptable and for us lucky girls there is a whole new world opening up to us to express our true femininity and sexuality. Part of this is to be able to cross dress in a way which is passable and acceptable to the world we live. Having a new hairdo at your local salon or having a transvestite makeover or buying some great clothes at a local shop or online where the staff understand our needs and are transgender friendly.

Millions of people now like to cross dress and they want to learn how to do it properly so they can step into the other gender role, this includes dressing for the occasion having the skills to create the illusion from a very good male female makeover, or they want to learn voice feminization techniques and all of which helps to allow a smooth transition with very little heartache because we can blend in nicely to our everyday lives as a passable and accepted member of the female gender role. There are also those of us who wish to dress to kill, so to speak, and want to take the extreme makeup and clothes route and this would tend to steer toward the drag makeover person - we all have our special desires when it comes to male to female makeup makeover needs.

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It is worth noting that clothing that can look great on a woman does NOT always look great on a transgender, transvestite, or cross dresser so please be aware of this and find transvestite clothing that makes you passable as a woman or doesn't make you look to big, wide or tall.

Transvestite Makeovers Using Makeup For Male to Female Transformation

As a man who wished to cross dress as a women and create the ultimate illusion of being a female or if you wish to be a woman (transsexual) then you will need to learn and master the art of a transvestite makeover. The art of the makeup makeover is to learn how to apply makeup, how much to apply and what makeup products to use to best suit the male skin types. Again, all skin types vary so it is a good idea to get some professional advice from a makeup artist or a good makeup makeover book or cross dressing guide. There are a few brilliant makeup guides which have been written by experienced transgender and cross dressers specifically for us and they are worth buying as a good transvestite makeover is the no.1 starting point for being able to pass as a female. Note: There are a few really great makeup products for transgender people, and a lot of transvestites do use a makeup range called 'Dermablend by Vichy' which to me could be classed as a miracle product and one which I would not personally be without.

It is good to understand that learning to cross dress the correct way will take you on an enjoyable and lifelong journey and be one of discovery to your true inner self. However, when you first start out it can be common that you will be nervous or even over keen to dress in some outrageous clothes, shoes and makeup but you should bear in mind that not everyone will accept the way you look, at least not to start with, and you should be prepared for how others will react to you and if you are prepared for this then it will make it much easier to deal with the knock backs - don't let anybody or anything put you off your dreams or ambitions as a transgender person.

Transvestite Makeovers Using Makeup For Male to Female Transformation

Ms Val Marks - A transitioned transsexual, Post OP, for some 15 years now, Webmaster with expertise in transgender, transvestite makeovers, cross dressing transformations and is a professional style consultant.

What is the secret behind the flawless, seamless, makeup look of celebrities? Its not that they all have great skin and just shine naturally, but it is also not something that is out of reach of everyday folks either. If you asked them, they (may or may not) tell you that their makeup artist has an airbrush makeup machine. The time when this technology is only available exclusively with makeup artists and celebrities is over. These days with a home edition of airbrush makeup machine you can have a professionally done look in a jiffy, daily without the help of a makeup professional.

Airbrush makeup machines are not so expensive and will be an asset to add to your makeup box. It will achieve for you the celebrities' seamless, flawless look. In what way does the airbrush makeup machine operate? It works with a small but powerful air compressor that pushes air into the foundation through an applicator that sprays the makeup onto your face in an easily layered coverage that kisses your skin in gentle jets of air. The smooth layering that is possible with a machine gives you the option to have little or more makeup coverage for problem areas of your face like scars, acne, birthmarks, rosacea, or dark circles around your eyes, without having to cake on makeup.

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The best part is that your affordable and compact airbrush makeup machine can be carried with you anywhere and you can have your flawless look in a short while wherever you are. It will give you long-lasting makeup that will not settle down to look heavy; you may look like you are not wearing makeup! Airbrush makeup can be applied light enough to allow natural features of your skin like freckles to show through, giving you a makeup-free natural look.

Is an Airbrush Makeup Machine Better Than Traditional Makeup?

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How much does it cost?
A. There are vary prices for an airbrush makeup machine, however most home systems cost between 0 to 0 depending on the different systems and packages.

Q. Can a machine be used to apply makeup to my body?
A. Yes, you can use it to apply makeup on other parts of the body for a seamless coverage.

Q. Is it simple to use?
Yes, it is very simple, and with a little practice the technique can be mastered giving you the flawless finish in minutes.

Q. Can other makeup be done with the machine?
A. Yes, airbrush makeup machines can be used for application of makeup other than foundations such as eye and lip makeup. This will also depend on the type of machine you purchase.

Ordering an airbrush makeup machine may seem like an extravagance but it is worthwhile because the returns can be experienced every day in a flawless, glowing complexion.

I'm a full time student and live with my husband Brad and 2 year old baby girl Yoli. We have 2 cats and I've always been fascinated with the makeup and beauty industry. I love to do research on a number of topics, beauty and makeup being my favorite.